Apple has released Tunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0 which will repair permissions for important files required by iTunes to play your iTunes Store purchases.
Basically, some Vista sufferers found that they couldn’t play their iTunes-purchased songs after “upgrading” to Windows Vista. This tool corrects the permissions issue.
Just to be clear: Tunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0 is not for Mac users.
As for other issues with Vista and iTunes, “Apple recommends that customers wait to upgrade Windows until after the next release of iTunes which will be available in the next few weeks.”
More info and download link (88KB) here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Adam W.” for the heads up.]
Apple telling Windows users to wait on the Vista upgrade. I love it!
There is no reason to upgrade at all, i still have to dualboot in order to play movies. VLC droppes frames (with 25% total cpu usage) under vista bussines but it playes the movies just fine under xp. wtf?
Thanks, Apple. Piss on you Microsoft. The jealousy, arrogance, and/or ineptitude of Microsoft is forever apparent.
“Vista sufferers”
Love it :O)
Apple releases the first Vista fix. Microsoft stands around with its thumb up its ass. Ya know, this has gotta burn Gates’ biscuits, knowing that Apple has provided the first mini-service pack for Vista. Do ya think Gates called Jobs to thank Apple? Nah, me either.
To be even safer, Apple should recommend that people only upgrade to Vista AFTER its second release, not the BETA release Microsoft is selling now.
Of course it is more like XP Service Pack 3, since Microsoft dropped all of the major portions of Vista’s update (which they don’t bother telling consumers — only tech savvy people know that). Oh, well.
There is always 2012, Microsoft. Maybe you could hire RUSH to get out your message then.
Hmm….Vista “breaks” iTunes.
Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I’m old enough to remember “DOS ain’t done until Lotus can’t run.”
And then again, maybe all Windows software developers are going to have to “fix” what Vista breaks first time out of the box.
Old MS strategies never die….
Did you guys catch this:
As for other issues with Vista and iTunes, “Apple recommends that customers wait to upgrade Windows until after the next release of iTunes which will be available in the next few weeks.”
The next release of iTunes, which will be available in the next few weeks? I wonder if this will be a major release to coincide with a new iPod?
Better yet, save yourself from the many headaches to come and get a real upgrade to a Mac.
I TOTALLY didn’t catch that, HabitualLineSteppa! Good one! I’m surprised no one else did.
I’m not sure it means we’ll see a new iPod, but if so, methinks the full-size iPod will be the one.
I don’t know about a new iPod, but I bet there’s a point release coming for iTunes soon to enable tv functionality.
“Apple recommends that customers wait to upgrade Windows until after the next release of iTunes which will be available in the next few weeks.”
Because the new version of iTunes will be released to support the true Video iPod (aka. the iPhone minus the phone) “in the next few weeks”!!
Yay! I already have the money burning a hole in my pocket!
“And then again, maybe all Windows software developers are going to have to “fix” what Vista breaks first time out of the box.”
And game developers too?
Vista breaks 90% of games, says game publisher
The compatibility issues with Vista have only barely begun.
The release information that iTunes is going to be updated in the next few weeks is a huge leak – intentional none-the-less of couse.
Special Event commeth:
New iTunes:
– Now includes HD movies
– New iPod HD (full-screen touch-screen iPod that holds HD content. 40 GB or 100 GB). Wifi?… Probably not. I mean, why?…
re: iTunes update
This could also just be an incremental one with bug fixes and Vista fixes.
Apple has a new video iPod planned for release in a few weeks, which is when the new iTunes will be released.
Don’t count on HD movies. Too large of files; download times would be enormous.
Microsoft was willing to screw all of its loyal customers who bought iPods just to spite Apple. Face it, Windows users, Microsoft never cared about you.
I love how Microsoft is always breaking Apple software in Windows. No conflict of interests there, nope.
Most of you are missing the point. Apple is one the spreading FUD here.
Why?
Because Apple undoubtedly got access to Vista beta releases. Apple, like all third party developers on Windows, had AMPLE time — months, if not years — to test and port their code to Vista.
So Apple should have discovered these problems and fixed them in iTunes before now. The fact that it didn’t indicates that either Apple was surprised by these problems – meaning its testing was sloppy – or they just dropped the ball.
At the very least, it is bad form for one company to be telling users what to do with products from other companies. Apple should have simply reiterated that it knows about these problems with iTunes on Vista, and that it is working on fixes, that should be available in a few weeks.
Apple: Give users the facts, and let them decide what to do on their own computers.
Not so sure MS did this deliberately. Not really in their interest especially when you see what they’re charging for Vista upgrades.
But as a long time mac guy, it is a bit sweet. For YEARS we had to contend with the fact that very important apps on the mac platform came from MS. Now MS has to deal with the fact that a very important app on Windows is made by Apple.
Considering what a decaying, festering infection Vista is, it ought to be called Windows Fistula.
rasterbator:
There is always 2012, Microsoft. Maybe you could hire RUSH to get out your message then.
Actually, Rush is a fan of Apple and a huge Mac evangelist. He tells people all the time to switch to Mac, and he doesn’t get a dime from it.
We can live without iTunes for a while.Can Apple live without window users accessing their overpriced store? No.
I think it’s more likely that the iTunes update is for Apple TV. I doubt it’s for a full screen iPod. Let’s hope I eat my words…
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